Special Event
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Musicians Honor a Local Jazz Legend
Enjoy an evening presented by Spicewood Arts with two of Jazz music’s finest artists at a performance held each year in honor of Tony Campise, one of Austin’s great jazz musicians. This year at 7pm on May 5th at Spicewood Vineyards, the Austin-born Carmen Bradford (2022 Grammy nominee and recipient of the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Jazz Vocalist Award) and John Mills (composer/arranger and recording saxophonist across a wide spectrum of jazz and other musical genres) will entertain everyone with their classic jazz tribute to Tony. Tickets are $50 and doors open at 6:00 pm Performance starts at 7:00 pm and will be held indoors at the beautiful Spicewood Vineyards…
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Get Inspired at the Lakeway Garden Club Open House
Ready to turn your artistic talents into a vibrant and colorful garden? Stop by on Saturday and get inspired with the Lakeway Garden Club at their Open House at the Lake Travis Community Library on April 22nd from 12-2pm. The Lakeway Garden Club will offer an overview of the club, its upcoming projects and how to become a member for free. All are welcome to enjoy some light refreshments and learn about gardening in the Lakeway area including native plants, vegetable gardening, container gardens, water wise planting etc. An expert gardener can answer questions about growing vegetables, native plants and more. Plus there will be a fun origami Earth…
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Call for Artwork at Austin Pets Alive!
Life Scout Tyce Bogdon from Boy Scout Troop 52 is working on a project benefiting Austin Pets Alive, a local non-profit organization that provides care to dogs and cats who are looking for a home. He is creating a new outdoor space that is in a high-traffic area of their Town Lake headquarters. The hope is that this new space will inspire and encourage more donations and pet adoptions. Because art is an important part of his life, Tyce would like to have a piece of artwork donated as a gift to Austin Pets Alive. This piece of art can be small or large, ideally dog and/or cat related and it MUST…
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Enter the 2023 Lakeway Photo Festival
Celebrating its 21st year, the Lakeway Photo Festival showcases both the unique beauty of our area and the amazing talents of our local photographers. This year the photo categories include Artistic, Community, Nature (Sky, Water and Greenery), Pets and Wildlife (Deer, Birds and Critters) plus a brand new category celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Lakeway called Heritage. Amateur and professional photographers are encouraged to enter. All photos must be taken in the City of Lakeway and by residents within the Lake Travis ISD area. Submit your entries starting April 1 and ending May 20, 2023. Awards reception will be held Sunday June 11th at the Lakeway Activity Center from 4-5pm.…
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Celebrate your Valentine with Music!
There are lots of fun ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone! A classical concert? A swinging dance? A special symphony performance? All are great options to celebrate Valentine’s Day (early) with your sweetheart. Here are some special Valentines themed music events we have coming up: Sunday Feb 12th at 4pm – Masterpiece Concert No. 2 – Classical violin, viola and cello music concert (Lakeway Activity Center) Monday Feb 13th at 7pm – Valentine’s Big Band Bash – Swing and jazz music big band concert with lots of dancing (Lakeway Activity Center) And for a unique Valentine gift, surprise your special someone with Austin Symphony Orchestra tickets (starting…